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Gay marriage is still not legal in Japan, but that doesn't mean there aren't options for LGBT couples dreaming of tying the knot in Nippon. Joining big venues like Tokyo Disneyland, an ancient Zen temple in the picturesque city of Kyoto is offerin...

A new TV commercial has released for the recent release of Naruto Shippuuden Movie 7 "The Last" with commentary from the various Naruto characters that appear in the film. The commercial itself also features a massive spoiler scene from the movie'...

It all started with a turtleneck sweater with a feature that is not very comfortable given how cold it is in Japan right now. These sweaters feature a cleavage window right in the chest, and it did not take long for people in Japan to make it into...

Bravely Second, the sequel to Bravely Default, officially has a Japanese release date. The Nintendo 3DS RPG is set to debut on April 23, 2015, and will also be available in a special limited edition bundle.

The Hikaru Utada 15th anniversary cover album Utada Hikaru no Uta - 13 Kumi no Ongakuka ni Yoru 13 no Kaishaku Nitsuite will release on Tuesday, Dec. 9. The tracklist to the album has now been announced.

It was revealed during a conference for Square Enix's popular arcade game Gunslinger Stratos that an anime adaptation of the series has been green-lit. The presentation also revealed that Gunslinger Stratos -The Animation- will air in April 2015 ...

The first quarter toy catalog of Shuriken Sentai Ninninger is finally revealed. The catalog revealed that the show's main collectible gimmick are shurikens. The collectible items are the Shinobi Shurikens and with these shurikens, they can unlock ...

Strea and Argo were both characters in Sword Art Online: Hollow Fragment, and they'll also be joining the mix in the upcoming game Sword Art Online: Lost Song, according to this week's issue of Famitsu magazine.

When Kojima Productions and Konami launched Metal Gear Solid IV: Guns of the Patriots back in 2008 as a PlayStation 3 exclusive, they also bundled an up to 16-play online game titled Metal Gear Online along with it.

The temptation to import grows as the third installment of Sailor Moon Crystal in its Japanese release form has revealed the packaging and the items within to get a good look at it. The series is priced at 8,100 yen for the first deluxe edition an...

The tour finale of the GazettE's "STANDING LIVE TOUR 14 HERESEY LIMITED SAITEIGI" fan club members only live house tour was held on December 3 at Toyosu PIT. The band announced their March 10, 2015 Nippon Budokan concert there.

'Deadman Wonderland' & 'Cowboy Bebop' Anime Return To Toonami Posted by Chris Beveridge December 8, 2014 at 07:36 PM Deadman Wonderland The always changing Toonami lineup looks to have a few more changes coming up in January when Deadman Wonderlan...

At the Tekken 20th Anniversary event, a new character was confirmed for Tekken 7. Lucky Chloe has dance-like movements and is recommended for beginner players. Tekken 7 is scheduled to launch in arcades next March.

A new preview offers a first look at the animation for Trigger's spring 2015 Akira Amemiya (Inferno Cop, Kill La Kill episode director) directed adaptation of "Bradley Bond and Philip Ninj@ Morzez'"s Japanese take on the American take on Japanese ...

Earlier a mysterious countdown timer appeared on the official website of Angel Beats! ticking down to 8:00pm JST on December 9th. The countdown has finally finished ticking and has revealed a new Angel Beats!

文学が死んだのた！(Literature is dead! ) Just watched Ep 8 of Gonna be the Twintail! Great debate about literature between Owlgildy and Tail Red. I applaud Owlgildy for his discourse. Owlgildy is the literature monster.

The official Twitter account for the upcoming anime adaptation of Kohske's Gangsta. announced that the upcoming series will be a full TV anime series airing from July 2015 in the Summer 2015 anime season.

On January 23rd, Osaka's Universal Studio's Japan will be launching a series of Cool Japan attractions based on Evangelion, Attack on Titan, Street Fighter, Resident Evil and Monster Hunter. "The Real" Attack on Titan experience will offer a Surve...

The term bushido calls forth ghosts of Japan's hallowed samurai class. A class so bent on preserving honor, they'd rather slit their own bellies in ritualistic suicide than live a shamed existence. In The Last Samurai, bushido melds with Nathan A...

The official twitter page of the Los Angeles Film Critics Association has annpunced some of the winners of their prestigious L. A. Film Critics Awards, and the winner for Best Animation is none other than Studio Ghibli's The Tale of the Princess...

According to Satoshi Yamamoto and Hidenori Kusakabe's fourth compiled volume reprint of Pocket Monsters Special Ruby & Sapphire, it was announced that they will begin serializing a new arc titled Pocket Monsters Special Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire.

Aniplex+ are offering life-size stands of Fate/stay night Unlimited Blade Works's unique cast, sure to be perfect for obsessed fans that yearn for physical interactions with their beloved Saber but are too cheap to buy themselves a Dollfie.

Fan covers of video game music are nothing new by this point, but that doesn't make them any less awesome. We've seen metal covers, beautiful acoustic covers, and NES cartridge harmonicas, but rarely have we seen someone so dedicated to conveying ...

The official website of the Kantai Collection anime adaptation has revealed that the upcoming series will be airing from January 7, 2015. A bunch of new characters that will appear in the anime were also revealed, as well as the more of the cast a...

Kodansha Previews 'Yamada And The Seven Witches' Anime OVA Posted by Chris Beveridge December 8, 2014 at 01:58 PM Yamada-kun and the Seven Witches It's just a bit until the anime adaptation for Yamada And The 7 Witches in OVA form, which lands on ...

King Records unveiled the first trailer for Ninja Slayer From Animation, the anime adaptation of the Ninja Slayer novel series on Monday. The trailer features the anime's main theme song, "BACK IN BLACK" by BOOM BOOM SATELLITES.